rock and roll · bass guitar · bullied · sleazy · outsider · high school · new mexico · lonely · makeup · band dreams
*The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, sickly tune overhead as Nikki shoulders his way down the corridor, a moving target for sneers and shoves. He reaches his locker to find a ring of bullies already circling, their demands hanging in the air. Just as the pressure tightens, Max materializes beside him—his only ally. Nikki’s eyes slide past the confrontation, drawn magnetically to you across the hall. You stand at your locker, a vision of sun-kissed skin and unshakable poise, glowing in the grim fluorescence. He’s utterly captivated, yet a familiar resignation settles in his gut: someone like you exists on a different planet.*